<p>A goods vehicle driver risked his life and ran for almost two kilometres to catch a suspected chain snatcher in Chikkabanavara, North Bengaluru, on Friday, police said. </p>.<p>Police have felicitated the good Samaritan with none other than the city top cop, Kamal Pant, praising him. </p>.<p>Rudresh was delivering LPG cylinders to households when he saw a man running off after snatching a woman’s chain. </p>.<p>Pushpa, 32, had almost reached home on her way back from a temple when the suspect followed her and pushed her on the road around 5.45 pm. Pushpa’s immediate concern was to hold her year-old child safe. As her attention diverted, the attacker fled with her 9.5-gram gold chain. Pushpa hurt herself on the neck and the left hand in the process. </p>.<p>Rudresh, an LPG vehicle driver, happened to witness the chain-snatching. He was supplying cylinders to a nearby house at the time. He also saw the suspect run towards RR College. </p>.<p>Wasting no time, he got into the vehicle and gave chase. The chain snatcher ran into small lanes. </p>.<p>Rudresh got off the vehicle and ran after him. Realising the chase, the suspect picked a log and tried to attack Rudresh — in filmy style. But Rudresh was undeterred and kept chasing him. Finally, after running for two kilometres, he chased him down. </p>.<p>By now, bystanders had gathered there. Rudresh asked them to call the police. The suspect was eventually handed over to the cops, who recovered the chain from him. </p>.<p>The suspect has been identified as Keshav, 24, a resident of Nelamangala. </p>.<p>A PUC dropout, he had lost his job at a nursing home a month ago. Short on money, he took to crime to make ends meet. But Rudresh’s courageous act put paid to his adventure, a senior police officer said. He was booked for robbery and sent to jail. </p>.<p>Rudresh was felicitated by Soladevanahalli police inspector Harivardhana.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>A goods vehicle driver risked his life and ran for almost two kilometres to catch a suspected chain snatcher in Chikkabanavara, North Bengaluru, on Friday, police said. </p>.<p>Police have felicitated the good Samaritan with none other than the city top cop, Kamal Pant, praising him. </p>.<p>Rudresh was delivering LPG cylinders to households when he saw a man running off after snatching a woman’s chain. </p>.<p>Pushpa, 32, had almost reached home on her way back from a temple when the suspect followed her and pushed her on the road around 5.45 pm. Pushpa’s immediate concern was to hold her year-old child safe. As her attention diverted, the attacker fled with her 9.5-gram gold chain. Pushpa hurt herself on the neck and the left hand in the process. </p>.<p>Rudresh, an LPG vehicle driver, happened to witness the chain-snatching. He was supplying cylinders to a nearby house at the time. He also saw the suspect run towards RR College. </p>.<p>Wasting no time, he got into the vehicle and gave chase. The chain snatcher ran into small lanes. </p>.<p>Rudresh got off the vehicle and ran after him. Realising the chase, the suspect picked a log and tried to attack Rudresh — in filmy style. But Rudresh was undeterred and kept chasing him. Finally, after running for two kilometres, he chased him down. </p>.<p>By now, bystanders had gathered there. Rudresh asked them to call the police. The suspect was eventually handed over to the cops, who recovered the chain from him. </p>.<p>The suspect has been identified as Keshav, 24, a resident of Nelamangala. </p>.<p>A PUC dropout, he had lost his job at a nursing home a month ago. Short on money, he took to crime to make ends meet. But Rudresh’s courageous act put paid to his adventure, a senior police officer said. He was booked for robbery and sent to jail. </p>.<p>Rudresh was felicitated by Soladevanahalli police inspector Harivardhana.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
